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Thanks Jonathan and Kevin for what looks like a fun kite and a collaborative graphics effort.

Jonathan, I also appreciate the CAD files. Even though I suspect I'll go with Kevin's graphic layout, it is nice to be able to format for U.S. print sizes (36 inches wide) opposed to the A0 format. While I'm happy either way, it sometimes confuses the folks at my local printer. Thanks again, I'm currently moving (again!) and look forward to my next house, as I think I'll have a dedicated kite space... the biggest and best I've ever had! Then I can get moving on some projects I've had waiting.

Jonathon, thanks for updating the files with the newer graphic - you didn't need to credit me, I wouldn't have come up with the modification without your original design, so it's still your design

Yes, I drew over a printout of your original plan, I didn't recreate it. I made a mistake when cutting out, but didn't realize until I read your comment about 26 panels. Thankfully I hadn't sewn anything, BUT peeling some of the sail apart and installing the correct panels was a painstaking process.

However, this does also mean the updated plan isn't exactly the same as my colour samples. Panel B should extend through panel G. (This was the mistake I made when cutting the panels originally.) SORRY!!!

The internal message service is down so i post here the reply about standoffs:

"The lenght of the standoff is meant "carbon-only" so with the connectors the distance beetween lower-spreader axys and sail is much more than the pure standoff lenght. What type of sail connectors are you using? I'm using r-sky ones that are 1-1.5 cm longher than jaco for example. If you are using jaco i suggest you to increase the lenght of 15mm. Sorry that I forgot to mention that the sail connectors i used where r-sky ones

Again for the upper spreader the lenght is carbon only and the distance from the nose of the upper connector is the distance from nose axys to bottom of the apa, maybe this is the cause of the problem (the upper TAPAs are too low)"

It can be pushed up to 18kmh winds without destroying and still being controllable, but tricks are difficult over 15kmh because it is a UL-SUL hybrid. Waiting to hear your impressions and, eventually, a video :-)

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